Automatic swinging straw-stacker



(No Model.)

H. R. NAGLE. AUTOMATIC SWINGING STRAW STAGKBR.

Patented Feb. ll, 1890.

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UNITED STATES ATnNT FFICE.

HENRY R. NAGLE, OF GRAND RIDGE, ILLINOIS.

AUTO MATIC SWI N G I N G ST RAW-STAG KER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,952, dated February 11, 1890.

Application filed September 5, 1889. Serial No. 323,036. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY R. NAGLE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Ridge, in the county of La Salle, in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Swinging Straw-Stackers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the "accompanying drawings and the letters of reference thereon, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a plan view on the top of the bed-frame of the straw-stacker, looking down fromv line 2 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a side` elevation of the straw-stacker; and Fig. 3 is a crosss'ection of the bed-frame, taken on line l of Fig. l, looking in the direction of the arrow.

This invention relates to certain improvements in straw-stackers of the class designed to be attached to the rear end of a separator and receive the straw therefrom to convey it to the stack, and arranged to vibrate laterally continuously while conveying straw to the stack and distribute the straw along the length of the stack.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the bed-frame of the machine, rectangular in form and supported on traveling' Wheels at each corner. The cross-beam a5 is provided about centrally with a stub-spindle, upon which is placed the large worln-wheel B. The said worm-wheel is intended to be toothed all around and arranged to mesh with the worm a on shaft a, by which it is driven continuously. The said worm-wheel has secured on its upper side the arm c,braced laterally by means of the braces c and c3. These braces c3 are bolted at their inner ends to the top of the rim of wheel/B and at their outer ends to the outer end of arm c. The said arm c is bolted to the upper side of the rim of said wheel B and to the upper side of the segment.

brace c', and the said segment-brace is secured to the upper side of said wheel B by means of having its ends bolted, respectively, to the upper side of the spokes of said wheel, as shown. nected by means of the pitman a2 to one outer end of the bolster a3, which is pivoted at its center on the cross-beam a4 in such manner that when the worm-wheel B is rotated it will, through the medium of its said connection Theouter end of said arm is con-` with .said bolster, continuously oscillate it. The Vsaid bolster rests on said cross-beam a4 through the medium of the circular plates a, respectively secured to said bolster and beam. A shaft S2 passes centrally through said bolster and beam and through said plates a6 and forms a king-bolt upon which the bolster turns. Said shaft is connected at its upper end with the horizontal shaft S, boxed on the upper side of the bolster by means of the bevel-gears r, and is also connected at its lower end with the horizontal shaft S', boxed on the under side of beam a4 by means of the bevelgear T5, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3.

The outer end of shaft S has secured on it the drive-pulley P, to which the power is applied to drive the machine by means of abelt connecting it with a pulley on the separator. (Not necessary to be shown.) At the side of said pulley P on said shaft is secured the sprocket-wheel r3, which is connected with the sprocket-wheel r on shaft a by means of sprocket-chain r2 to drive said shaft.

The outer end of shaft S has secured on it the sprocket-wheel g', which is connected through the medium of the sprocket-chain g3 with the sprocket-wheel g4, fixed on the outer end ofthe drive-shaft of the endless strawcarrier O, and through the medium of such connection drives the said straw-carrier.

I-I H are brace-arms secured, respectively,

at their inner ends to the under side of the bolster near each end, and are connected at their extending ends by asecuring-plate having a stub-axle, upon which is placed a friction-roller I-I, for supporting the outer ends of said arms on the segmental track T, secured at its ends to beam a4, and for preventing a rolling motion of the said bolster.

The straw-carrier consists of an ordinary iioor having shafts at each end, over which the endless carrier O travels in the ordinary manner. K shows the sides between which the said oor is placed. The said carrier is supported by means of the posts O2 on the bearings g g on the upper side of bolster as vand properly secured to said bearings, so the carrier cannot be easily thrown off. The ends of the carrier-sides are supported by means of braces O and O3` The inner end of the carrier-frame has secured to it the brace-frame Se for supporting the sheave-wheel P2.

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D is a cross-beam connected at each end, through the medium of the arms J, with the bed-frame A above.

P is a sheave-wheel arranged in a clevis D', connected with beam D at about its center. A rope R has one end connected to elevis D, and from thence passes up over sheavewheel P2, from thence down under sheavewheel P', and from thence to shaft E, upon which it is secured and winds, as shown in Figi. Said shaft E has secured on it near one end a worni-wheel B2, arranged to mesh with a worm F on the counter-shaft F2. F is a crank on the outer end of said counter-shaft, by nieans of which said shaft may be rotated for the purpose of winding or unwinding said rope on shaft E, for the purpose 0f elevating or lowering the outer end of the carrier-frame.

The carrier may have an extension, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 2, in order to convey the straw to any desired height or distance, which extension may be hinged thereto and adapted to fold over thereon or be detachable, as may be desired. In operation the machine is intended to be secured to the rear end of a thrashing machine (not necessary to be shown) in such position that it may be driven thereby and receive the straw on the carrier to be thereby conveyed to the stack, and while delivering the straw to the stack vibrate the carrierlaterally continuously, so as to deliver the straw along over the entire length of the stack.

Having thus described myinvention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

l. The combination of the bed-frame A,'

having the cross-beams d4 d5, the worm-wheel B, worm d', shaft a., having sprocket-wheel o", arm c, pitman a2, bolster a3, sprocket-cl1ain T2, and shaft S, having the sprocketwheel r3 and pulley7 P, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In the straw carrier shown and described, and in combination with its bedfralne, the worm-wheel I3,shaft a, worin a', arm c,pit1nan a2, segment-track T, and bolster CL3, having arlns II and friction-wheel II', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In the straw stacker shown and described,in combination with the bed-frame, the driven wheel B, having the arm o, the oscillating bolster a3, the pitman a2, connecting the outer end ot' said arm with one outer en d of said bolster, and the straw-carrier' and its frame arranged to be support-ed and vibrated by said bolster, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

I'IENRY R. NAGL'E.

.Vitnesses:

EDWARD J. ivicCoi-uncii, ll Armen l I. MCCouMic K. 

